Read more identity theft stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3357/identity-theft.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:32:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67952/id-theft-ring-victimized-bernanke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo less a public figure than the chairman of the Federal Reserve was one of 500 individuals victimized by an identity-theft ring that combined technologically sophisticated methods with old-fashioned thievery to bilk $2.1 million from consumers and financial institutions, Newsweek reports. The ringleader of the group, Clyde Austin Gray...http://www.newser.com/story/67952/id-theft-ring-victimized-bernanke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 14:55:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67132/hackers-indicted-in-theft-of-130m-credit-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal prosecutors indicted three hackers in Washington today for allegedly snagging more than 130 million credit card numbers from retail and financial organizations, the Wall Street Journal reports. Calling it the greatest US debit- and credit-card data theft ever, feds hit Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, and two accomplices with...http://www.newser.com/story/67132/hackers-indicted-in-theft-of-130m-credit-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 16:17:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63719/social-security-numbers-guessable-from-public-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSocial Security numbers can be predicted, making them unfit to be “authentication devices” amid increasing worry over identity theft, researchers warn the Washington Post. Knowing a person’s birthday and birthplace can point the way to the first five digits, a study finds. “If they are predictable from public data, then...http://www.newser.com/story/63719/social-security-numbers-guessable-from-public-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 8:03:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61778/surge-in-medical-identity-theft-cripples-credit-ratings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWatchdog groups warn that medical identity theft is on the rise with the growing use of electronic records that lack proper safeguards, the New York Times reports. Fraudsters use stolen insurance information or Social Security numbers to get free medical care and the victims are often unaware they have been...http://www.newser.com/story/61778/surge-in-medical-identity-theft-cripples-credit-ratings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Jun 2009 6:34:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60802/the-10-riskiest-web-searches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInternet hackers are like pickpockets: They target crowds, and the best place to find them on the web is through search engines, ABC News reports, so thieves tie malware programs to popular word searches. After analyzing more than 2,600 terms, security firm McAfee found these to be the 10...http://www.newser.com/story/60802/the-10-riskiest-web-searches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 16:13:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59735/inspector-finds-irs-lax-in-disposing-of-sensitive-docs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSensitive documents that could be used to steal taxpayers’ identities were found in trash bins outside several Internal Revenue Service bureaus visited during a months-long government inspection, Reuters reports. Because of the findings, the IRS has increased oversight of the contractors responsible for its waste. Identity theft is an increasing...http://www.newser.com/story/59735/inspector-finds-irs-lax-in-disposing-of-sensitive-docs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 11:03:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54975/im-only-11-years-old-and-i-have-bad-credit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile 11-year-old Jake LeGette was saving the money he earned mowing lawns, a Florida woman was busy using his Social Security number to splurge on a house and nine cars, ABC News reports. Jake and his mother, a Miami-area police officer, discovered the ID theft after trying to open a...http://www.newser.com/story/54975/im-only-11-years-old-and-i-have-bad-credit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Apr 2009 20:00:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53271/passport-security-easy-to-breach-govt-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US passport is easy to obtain using fake or fraudulent documents, even with extensive post-9/11 security reforms, the AP reports. At the request of a Senate committee, a government investigator went undercover and quickly obtained multiple passports, using the identities of a dead man, a 5-year-old, and two fictitious...http://www.newser.com/story/53271/passport-security-easy-to-breach-govt-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 13:52:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48513/credit-card-processor-bares-massive-hacker-breach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA credit card payment processor has disclosed a data breach that experts believe could be the biggest ever and may be putting millions of consumers at risk of ripoffs, the Washington Post reports. Heartland Payment Systems, which handles 100 million transactions from 250,000 businesses every month, believes malicious software...http://www.newser.com/story/48513/credit-card-processor-bares-massive-hacker-breach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 3:06:44 CST